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(applause) >> to have a reinvest and recovery act, our stimulus law with the leadership of leader pelosi, of our mayor, of our supervisors, and our community to have $9-1/2 million given to this city and to this area for this. but not just for this, but everybody's already setting this this morning, the local impact, the state impact, the national impact, and indeed the international impact. and i represent a region that is 50 million people. california, arizona, nevada, hawaii, it's a three territories and three countries in the pacific. and i could tell you that i have moved around my region. i've been working with the hiv/aids and other communities throughout our region. do you know how many people have said to me, i got my information through san francisco? (applause) >> that is something to be really proud of. you know, i'll tell you a little bit of a personal story as we -- i move on. imagine september 16th, 1991, your young 29 year old, gay man living in washington, d.c., fulfilling your dream to be a lobbyist. and your physician calls. hi, sam. hi, herb. imagine i had hair, i had
(applause) >> to have a reinvest and recovery act, our stimulus law with the leadership of leader pelosi, of our mayor, of our supervisors, and our community to have $9-1/2 million given to this city and to this area for this. but not just for this, but everybody's already setting this this morning, the local impact, the state impact, the national impact, and indeed the international impact. and i represent a region that is 50 million people. california, arizona, nevada, hawaii, it's a...
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nor does state law prohibit the simple fact of being nude in public. there has been a significant increase over the last several years of the public nudity in the castro whereas it used to be there would be occasional sporadic public nudity that frankly no one cared about. in the last few years we have seen basically an ad hoc nudist colony form almost every afternoon at jane warner plaza at castro and market. and a general increase in public nudity throughout the neighborhood. the neighborhood has had a general tolerance for public nudity over the years, but this has gone well beyond what is acceptable or appropriate for the neighborhood. many of us thought that this situation would resolve itself over time and for the last two years there have been quite a few people who have been pushing me to introduce this legislation. and i have resisted for a long time. i got kicked around about a year ago in the chronicle for not doing it. but it has not resolved itself and, instead, it's gotten more extreme. and i know that the press has reported on that. and,
nor does state law prohibit the simple fact of being nude in public. there has been a significant increase over the last several years of the public nudity in the castro whereas it used to be there would be occasional sporadic public nudity that frankly no one cared about. in the last few years we have seen basically an ad hoc nudist colony form almost every afternoon at jane warner plaza at castro and market. and a general increase in public nudity throughout the neighborhood. the neighborhood...
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it's simply strengthening a law that we already have. it's already been determined that there is a need for it. we have already agreed that it's a problem and that we want to control this and contain this issue. and this will actually give us, again, the tools that we need to ensure that that happens. i have noticed that no one is here from pharmaceutical or the gap or google or wherever the list that janine had. and i think i haven't heard any opposition generally to this and that is because it would be so brazen to show up here today and say, no, we think it's wrong for you to restrict our ability to make a profit at the expense of san francisco renters. who are holding on to their homes in this increasingly unaffordable housing market and that is telling. again, i think this is sort of a no-brainer in terms of we are going to lose our families, our low-income renters, immigrants, people that without the rent-controlled units they will simply no longer be living in the city or be living on the streets and of course we'll be putting cit
it's simply strengthening a law that we already have. it's already been determined that there is a need for it. we have already agreed that it's a problem and that we want to control this and contain this issue. and this will actually give us, again, the tools that we need to ensure that that happens. i have noticed that no one is here from pharmaceutical or the gap or google or wherever the list that janine had. and i think i haven't heard any opposition generally to this and that is because...
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i'm sure she obeys the laws. what i would like to see diminished is when buys bicyclists go through the red light, and they make aan obscene gesture and told where to go. i've seen where bicyclists are dragged from their bikes and beaten up by irate pedestrians. and we want to put a stop to that. >> thank you. this is followed by robin brasso. >> good afternoon, board, my name is dennis valins. i'm a bicyclist here in san francisco who happens to make my living driving a cab. it gives me a unique perspective because i'm able to see two sides of the issue. one, when i'm on my way to work, or when i'm going to see a show, or the other side, when i'm at work. there are three areas i would like to talk about and some ideas that i have to improve safety. the first is market and octavia, which was mentioned earlier. it is an accident waiting to happen the way it is set up now. an idea i've always had, which i thought would be really cool, which reminds me of some things they do in davis, with signage, is a long, gradua
i'm sure she obeys the laws. what i would like to see diminished is when buys bicyclists go through the red light, and they make aan obscene gesture and told where to go. i've seen where bicyclists are dragged from their bikes and beaten up by irate pedestrians. and we want to put a stop to that. >> thank you. this is followed by robin brasso. >> good afternoon, board, my name is dennis valins. i'm a bicyclist here in san francisco who happens to make my living driving a cab. it...
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the state laws and the local law says that there's still smoking inside of restaurants. and the ordinance does not allow or provide any provision to allow restaurants or cafes to smoke indoors or outdoors. and i -- or any type of business to smoke, if they're located in a residential building. and since june 2010, nile cafe knew, through meetings with me, phone calls, we've had several phone calls, and notices. the first written notice was the denial of the exemption that went out november 2010. the second notice was the notice to comply. that went out august 2011. and then there was two notices of violation issued on 2012. and that was all before we even met with the director of public health. so nile cafe h written notificas between november 2010 and may 2012. but they still made the choice to violate the health code. and therefore there should not be reversal or reduction of the suspension or order. the nile cafe once they comply with the suspension and want to -- they can contact me and we'll be willing to meet with them but i think they need to comply with the law f
the state laws and the local law says that there's still smoking inside of restaurants. and the ordinance does not allow or provide any provision to allow restaurants or cafes to smoke indoors or outdoors. and i -- or any type of business to smoke, if they're located in a residential building. and since june 2010, nile cafe knew, through meetings with me, phone calls, we've had several phone calls, and notices. the first written notice was the denial of the exemption that went out november...
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and it doesn't have any support in the law. that's why, when they tell you that our position, that you have to be in office in order to commit official misconduct is unsupported, they have to go to other jurisdictions to try to get some case law to support their position. and we submit to you that you don't have to look any further than the the case law here in california, and it's right there on page 150 of the mazzola decision, wherein the court of appeals said there has to be a violation or omission of a proscribed act committed while in office. if you're not in office, you there's nothing to measure the conduct against. and so for those reasons, we urge that you vote to reinstate the sheriff. thank you. >> president chiu: thank you, mr. kopp. i know we have a number of questions to be posed. i will start things off, as i ask the mayor's counsel a number of questions to really understand the full extent of the arguments. first one i want to address the topic of timing. you say that by definition, official misconduct cannot o
and it doesn't have any support in the law. that's why, when they tell you that our position, that you have to be in office in order to commit official misconduct is unsupported, they have to go to other jurisdictions to try to get some case law to support their position. and we submit to you that you don't have to look any further than the the case law here in california, and it's right there on page 150 of the mazzola decision, wherein the court of appeals said there has to be a violation or...
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state law requires that for a specific project to be identified in a bond measure like this one, that it go through an environmental review process first called ceqa, california environmental quality act. that's a rigorous planning process that is required. all of the projects that have been called out in this bond have been through that process. but that hasn't been completed yet for sites like like merced, so it's not possible, it's not legally possible, to specify exactly how that money would get spent on that particular site. we know there's a lot of habitat restoration work that's needed at like merced, there's trail work that's needed, there's recreation facility renovations that are needed. there's a lot of different needs in like merced that have built up over time and so the city will use this community engagement process to determine what's the best way to use that, once the bond passes ?oo ?a okay, thank you. so we have a little bit of time left so i'd like closing comments by both of you. thank you. >> well, i just want to follow-up on what he said. how interesting since 9
state law requires that for a specific project to be identified in a bond measure like this one, that it go through an environmental review process first called ceqa, california environmental quality act. that's a rigorous planning process that is required. all of the projects that have been called out in this bond have been through that process. but that hasn't been completed yet for sites like like merced, so it's not possible, it's not legally possible, to specify exactly how that money...
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well then i am for enforcing the law. >> thank you ma'am. mr. lagos. >> short term rentals is something i know about having lived in mark merced because our landlord rents out them on a nightly or weekly basis and i am oppose to that. i am opposed at the whole idea of renting out short term rentals to people, so i would be opposed to taxation on those units because i am opposed to the whole idea of short term rentals because they deprive people from affordable housing and it's an end around rent control. >> mr. rogers. >> i think that's a good point. i have a frent who has a rental unit down stairs and has an agency that is providing her people that would stay there and they were people that were travelers and they would stay for a month and then she would look for another tenant there and it would be another two months before she got a tenant and stay a month or two weeks so it went, so she wasn't making a lot of money. the idea that it should be rented out as a steady income to people who wanted to stay there 12 months out of the year is r
well then i am for enforcing the law. >> thank you ma'am. mr. lagos. >> short term rentals is something i know about having lived in mark merced because our landlord rents out them on a nightly or weekly basis and i am oppose to that. i am opposed at the whole idea of renting out short term rentals to people, so i would be opposed to taxation on those units because i am opposed to the whole idea of short term rentals because they deprive people from affordable housing and it's an...
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that exceeds the minimum number of one that was required by the state law that created cats, that was -- that came in effect on july of this year. in the future, cat certification of a sufficient number needs to be on staff by 2015. presently there's training that's going on for accessibility at the cal bowl that's upcoming in october that staff can take that will help them -- so they can take for disabled access for both housing and for the 2010 a-d-a. so, that's upcoming in october. so, if you have any questions about it, that's kind of the -- where we are right now with it. >> so, some -- you probably heard about this, but there has been some of the lawsuits for small businesses for disability access. so, i think one of the questions that came up was that if they get a cat inspection, [speaker not understood], somebody does get the inspection, somebody has a plan and they bring it in to the better department of building inspection to make changes in their place of business, is it your office that will sign off on the plan, look at the plan to see if it's -- they're on the right tra
that exceeds the minimum number of one that was required by the state law that created cats, that was -- that came in effect on july of this year. in the future, cat certification of a sufficient number needs to be on staff by 2015. presently there's training that's going on for accessibility at the cal bowl that's upcoming in october that staff can take that will help them -- so they can take for disabled access for both housing and for the 2010 a-d-a. so, that's upcoming in october. so, if...
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terms of experience, i've spent the last two years navigating a large and steep learning curve sunshine law, the health codes, learning to build coalitions, getting to know supervisors. and i would ask you to reappoint me so that i can continue my work on behalf of all san francisco's animals. thank you. >> thank you. susanna, i did have a quick question. first of all, thank you for your service on the commission already. could you speak to one issue or a lla
terms of experience, i've spent the last two years navigating a large and steep learning curve sunshine law, the health codes, learning to build coalitions, getting to know supervisors. and i would ask you to reappoint me so that i can continue my work on behalf of all san francisco's animals. thank you. >> thank you. susanna, i did have a quick question. first of all, thank you for your service on the commission already. could you speak to one issue or a lla
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related to rent control laws and this type of thing. so it makes sense. and it would also help, i think, fund their operations and i think there is a need for housing counseling in a city where the rents are so high and the abuses are still present. so i think it's a great situation. i think it's a win-win. >> miss selby. >> i think i didn't understand the question in the first place, because when i answered it i was wondering why are we only authorizing non-profit housing organizations and why not authorize everybody? i don't think i really understood the question as to why specifically non-profit housing organizations? i think if you are going to have restrictions on short-term rentals, there should be a way to be able to make sure that that happens. whether it's through a non-profit housing organization or through another means in the city. then i think you need to be able to enforce legislation, if you have it in place. so that makes sense to me. >> thanks. mr. everett? >> your question reads like a law school exam question, by the
related to rent control laws and this type of thing. so it makes sense. and it would also help, i think, fund their operations and i think there is a need for housing counseling in a city where the rents are so high and the abuses are still present. so i think it's a great situation. i think it's a win-win. >> miss selby. >> i think i didn't understand the question in the first place, because when i answered it i was wondering why are we only authorizing non-profit housing...
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in a way the institutions are so big that they are shielded because even with that massive trading law you see jpmorgan returning profits, so they are very respective but we have created the system where the biggar just gigantic. estimate and they know that they will be built up by the taxpayer and that creates what they call moral hazard. describe -- this is a great question because we get a bill but to much inside baseball journalism in the world all three of us. describe the problems inherent in the optional arm product and its aggressive push by wamu. >> that is a great question because we didn't get into that. wamu basically everyone knows for their sub prime lending that one of the risky products and actually biggest is the option armload so this is an incredibly dodging mortgage where you could actually choose between the various options each month, you pay your loan. one of the options is to pay the minimum balance and the amount you weren't paying gets tacked on to your principal cingular krin that you just don't know it because you are fooling yourself thinking you are paying
in a way the institutions are so big that they are shielded because even with that massive trading law you see jpmorgan returning profits, so they are very respective but we have created the system where the biggar just gigantic. estimate and they know that they will be built up by the taxpayer and that creates what they call moral hazard. describe -- this is a great question because we get a bill but to much inside baseball journalism in the world all three of us. describe the problems...
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that's a program that's had a lot of success, sb 10 88 was signed into law this year. hopefully providing also some smooth transition with youth coming out of the justice system enrolled back into school. so, i think the arrest trends that are highlighted in our report, and i would be happy to get you copies of them, is sore of worth a hearing in and of itself. but i think in terms of especially as you discussed barriers, making the connection between all of these and maybe we need a multi-system approach to ensuring that youth get the education that they need because often barriers occur. those other systems that are not necessarily immediately educationally related. so, thank you very much. >> so, again, i just want to thank you for really convening this hearing and moving forward. and i know we've gone over our time, but, you know, to try and consolidate the work that's been done over the last 40 years to address the issue, it's really difficult. i did just want to leave you with a couple of things just in terms of what we've considered and discussed within the afri
that's a program that's had a lot of success, sb 10 88 was signed into law this year. hopefully providing also some smooth transition with youth coming out of the justice system enrolled back into school. so, i think the arrest trends that are highlighted in our report, and i would be happy to get you copies of them, is sore of worth a hearing in and of itself. but i think in terms of especially as you discussed barriers, making the connection between all of these and maybe we need a...
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law, blog, blog. but it's a sanguine letter and gives an indication of how quickly news could travel. this is a today's empowered the injured and are to his getting letters from home expressing condoled as in concern. this is a transcription of the telegraph that was done to to inform the howard family in maine that he had been injured or have been wounded. and then within a day is a veteran from howard.com, written obviously with his left hand, so you get a sense, something has happened here, that is well enough to want to write, but videos that makes the good old college try of writing left-handed because he didn't have another choice. bitter he was awarded medal of honor for his service. a year later we have another letter from him, again to guy. you can see he is sort of figured out how to write with his left hand. at least this illegible letter now. this is a great letter for a couple reasons. why does he use camp and outside of chat is at this point and anticipation through georgia. and he write
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terms of experience, i've spent the last two years navigating a large and steep learning curve sunshine law, the health codes, learning to build coalitions, getting to know supervisors. and i would ask you to reappoint me so that i can continue my work on behalf of all san francisco's animals. thank you. >> thank you. susanna, i did have a quick question. first of all, thank you for your service on the commission already. could you speak to one issue or a legislation that you took particular interest in over your term as a commissioner? something that you worked on that you prioritized during your term. >>> okay. yes, i think the first thing that comes to mind is the fate of the ferrel cat kohl i inin the west end of golden gate park. and i was asked by community leaders to come out and look at the site. and we talked with rec and park about maintaining good habitat for this established colony. so, i think in general ferrel cats and wildlife and the indoor action between them, but that's an issue that i was involved with with the community. >> thank you. >>> um-hm. >> so, last but not least
terms of experience, i've spent the last two years navigating a large and steep learning curve sunshine law, the health codes, learning to build coalitions, getting to know supervisors. and i would ask you to reappoint me so that i can continue my work on behalf of all san francisco's animals. thank you. >> thank you. susanna, i did have a quick question. first of all, thank you for your service on the commission already. could you speak to one issue or a legislation that you took...
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exempts fantasy leagues from gambling laws. baltimore will host its third grand prix. organizers did not confirm they would return until last night. officials at raytheon llc told "the baltimore sun" with more time to prepare than last year, they hope to be better organize and bring in more revenue than last year's event. some diehard fans have been saying it since opening day, but when it came to ending the o's playoff drought, this was the year, and they were vindicated. when the l.a. angels lost last night, baltimore assured itself its first playoff berth since 1997 paid for -- is suffering fans, is the day they always hope for but can hardly believe finally arrive. >> i have been a fan for a while, since they were bad. a 22nd game of the season, so i've been to a lot of games. >> this city loves baseball. it does not take much, but when the o's are good, the city goes crazy. >> don't you love those glasses? smoke came from the galley of their charter flight to tampa, and it forced the airplane to make an emergency landing i
exempts fantasy leagues from gambling laws. baltimore will host its third grand prix. organizers did not confirm they would return until last night. officials at raytheon llc told "the baltimore sun" with more time to prepare than last year, they hope to be better organize and bring in more revenue than last year's event. some diehard fans have been saying it since opening day, but when it came to ending the o's playoff drought, this was the year, and they were vindicated. when the...
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democrats are claiming a victory saying the law would keep the elderly and minoritys from voting. now those without an i.d. will be able to vote by provisional ballot and don't have to provide documentation until six days after election day. the law could still go into full effect next year. >>> two more dead birds have tested positive for west nile virus in sonoma county. lab tests showed they were recently infect with the virus. one bird was found in the sre sinty of irwin lane -- in the vicinity of irwin lane. >> let's go to our chief meteorologist bill martin. >> i have to come clean, i thought it was going to be a bit cooler but it wasn't. we expected cooling around the bay with a bit of a sea breeze. just a little bit of a sea breeze but it kicked in late. temperatures cool as a whole. the forecast for tomorrow will be cooler as well. checking out the winds, let's go over by alameda by the naval air station. west northwest at eight winds, gusting at nine. that's the on shore direction. look at these, these are today's highs. 103 in santa rosa. we had a record in kentfield, t
democrats are claiming a victory saying the law would keep the elderly and minoritys from voting. now those without an i.d. will be able to vote by provisional ballot and don't have to provide documentation until six days after election day. the law could still go into full effect next year. >>> two more dead birds have tested positive for west nile virus in sonoma county. lab tests showed they were recently infect with the virus. one bird was found in the sre sinty of irwin lane -- in...
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at issue is whether the law will prevent any registered voter from casting a ballot. democrats claim it will make it harder for their traditional voters, young adults and minorities to vote. >>> overseas. the foreign minister of syria there accused the u.s. and its allies of promoting terrorism and escalating the fighting in syria. speaking before the united nations general assembly yesterday, he criticized calls for president bashar alassad to sit down. one activist group says 40 people were killed yesterday. we're learning more about the taliban attack that killed three americans in afghanistan. a suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck just as a patrol of afghan police and nato troops got out of their vehicles at a market in eastern afghanistan yesterday. in all, 14 people died in the bombing. >>> eight american airlines jets have been grounded so inspectors can check out potential problems with passenger seats and their cabins. two american flielgts in three days were forced to land prematurely because seats came loose inned my flight. the first incident happened sa
at issue is whether the law will prevent any registered voter from casting a ballot. democrats claim it will make it harder for their traditional voters, young adults and minorities to vote. >>> overseas. the foreign minister of syria there accused the u.s. and its allies of promoting terrorism and escalating the fighting in syria. speaking before the united nations general assembly yesterday, he criticized calls for president bashar alassad to sit down. one activist group says 40...
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still, many say the laws in d.c. need to be tighter to prevent the rich and powerful from getting even more rich. >> there is a reason why 7 of america's 10 weltiest counties are now in the halo of washington, d.c. but what do we know the line between absolute ethical violation and just good timing really? >> right now the laws are really about disclosure. there's not much preventing people from enacting or even proposing legislation that would benefit their companies. now when you look at this compared to the overall american millionaire population, as a group they didn't do that much better so it is hard to say this is proof that these guys are making money from their jobs in d.c. but clearly there needs to be better disclosure, not just disclosure but also rules saying you can't participate in legislation. how hard should that be? >> the story in the "washington post" suggested even when there may be a conflict of interest, the ethics panel is like -- they don't care. >> they don't police their own. as we saw with
still, many say the laws in d.c. need to be tighter to prevent the rich and powerful from getting even more rich. >> there is a reason why 7 of america's 10 weltiest counties are now in the halo of washington, d.c. but what do we know the line between absolute ethical violation and just good timing really? >> right now the laws are really about disclosure. there's not much preventing people from enacting or even proposing legislation that would benefit their companies. now when you...
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month before the election, demonstrators in favor of maryland's dream act rallied in support of that law. the legal immigrants would be allowed in state tuition rates if parents paid taxes and they attended local public schools. opponents say other taxpayers should not be made to foot the bill for people not here legally. andrea mccarren was at today's rally. >> i love this country. when i say home, i mean here. >> i do consider myself an american. >> up, up with education, down, down with deportation. >> they are among the so- called dreamers. students whose parents brought them into this country illegally. >> my mom even says that you are more american than spanish anymore. you still get confused in spanish words. i'm like yeah, i know. >> a cancer survivor who says his surgery at johns hopkins saved his life. rickie wants to share his gratitude. >> i have to give back to society. i think the way i want to do it is becoming a doctor and save lives, just as my life was saved once. >> opponents of the dream act call it a bad investment for maryland taxpayers. brad of help save maryland c
month before the election, demonstrators in favor of maryland's dream act rallied in support of that law. the legal immigrants would be allowed in state tuition rates if parents paid taxes and they attended local public schools. opponents say other taxpayers should not be made to foot the bill for people not here legally. andrea mccarren was at today's rally. >> i love this country. when i say home, i mean here. >> i do consider myself an american. >> up, up with education,...
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i am a law student at cornell in upstate new york. i do not think the president has provided the right environment for businesses and for students and especially. i know too many people who are suffering under lost or that or student dead right now and cannot find a job and are living at home. i think mitt romney, with his experience as a businessman making the tough decisions and understanding how to make efficiency and competitiveness your top concerns will change that and give opportunities to people. we have had enough time with barack obama. it is time for results. it is time for a difference. >> thank you for justin, watching us in new york. up next is cody, in alexandria, virginia, an independent. what question would you ask? caller: i would ask mitt romney what he actually has an account offshore, an offshore account. that is something very troubling. when you go to most of his republican party campaigns, they want to create -- to seem credible, that he is american. i want to know why he decided to go offshore, and if that mak
i am a law student at cornell in upstate new york. i do not think the president has provided the right environment for businesses and for students and especially. i know too many people who are suffering under lost or that or student dead right now and cannot find a job and are living at home. i think mitt romney, with his experience as a businessman making the tough decisions and understanding how to make efficiency and competitiveness your top concerns will change that and give opportunities...
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laws were passed is they did not understand the implications on the state level. so many people were outraged with the trayvon martin killing, but the district attorney decided not to press charges was elected. most of the issues that affect people every day our local issues, but i believe that national organizations put so much emphasis on the top of the ticket they are ignoring vital state, gubernatorial, state, county commissioner, all those down-ballot races, and when you are talking about the military- industrial complex, those are district attorney's charging people, judge-citizens charging people, so speak to how you are educating your constituents to understand down-ballot races matter, and even more so, then the top of the ticket? >> it is also different states. if you complained about extremism in the republican party or the support by minorities of the democratic party, you self-gerrymander the country, counties, and districts. what is transpiring is you can make sure you -- but you are giving up on south carolina. that will not change blew any time soo
laws were passed is they did not understand the implications on the state level. so many people were outraged with the trayvon martin killing, but the district attorney decided not to press charges was elected. most of the issues that affect people every day our local issues, but i believe that national organizations put so much emphasis on the top of the ticket they are ignoring vital state, gubernatorial, state, county commissioner, all those down-ballot races, and when you are talking about...
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the law has a bright line. it says if you engage in a wongful action, there is a defense called the insanity defense which never works as most of us know because we don't recognize it. should we recognize it, that's an interesting question. should we have a more robust concept of diminished responsibility in light of the understanding that some people have less control over their preferences and desires or should we have better sentencing schemes or get rid of incarceration and come up with different models of trying to deal with punishment once we understand people have wrong selections. i think those are all interesting questions, but is there free will? well, the fact that almost everybody in the audience raised either their right or left hand contemplated it and were quickly able to act and respond. that to me says, yes, there is. now what do we want to do about it? now that we understand that those of us in the audience or up here that like chocolate cake may not have control over it, how do we want to acc
the law has a bright line. it says if you engage in a wongful action, there is a defense called the insanity defense which never works as most of us know because we don't recognize it. should we recognize it, that's an interesting question. should we have a more robust concept of diminished responsibility in light of the understanding that some people have less control over their preferences and desires or should we have better sentencing schemes or get rid of incarceration and come up with...
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the laws in this area are strict compliance laws, and they are very specific. the federal law since 1990 indicates issues from 1998. all businesses, such as a grocery store, a dentist's office, restaurants, a doctor's office, virtually anything that a member of the public comes into the -- comes into needs to be a barrier-free. we will go over what barriers are. every public accommodation needs to be wheelchair-accessible. there are also other other forf disability. most of the issues we are hearing about are wheelchair accessibility issues. there is a small group of private individuals who are wheelchair-down that go around the city and they look at small businesses. and i dare say anybody in small restaurants have some accessibility issues. it is another attempt at making your building wheelchair accessible. i am not sure which of you may be merchants and which it may be landlords. the law applies to both. and that means you were 100% liable for any barriers to access and any damages that may be associated with those barriers. there are ways you can defend yo
the laws in this area are strict compliance laws, and they are very specific. the federal law since 1990 indicates issues from 1998. all businesses, such as a grocery store, a dentist's office, restaurants, a doctor's office, virtually anything that a member of the public comes into the -- comes into needs to be a barrier-free. we will go over what barriers are. every public accommodation needs to be wheelchair-accessible. there are also other other forf disability. most of the issues we are...
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security council calls it a violation of international law. turkey retaliated by shelling syrian military posts. the turkish prime minister says he doesn't want to go to war. >>> a film that depicts the osama bin laden man hunt is set to debut two days before the november election. navy seals shot and killed bin laden during a raid at his pakistani compound back in may of 2011. the new film which will air on the national geographic channel. national geographic says the time snot meant to be political. >>> many call it the most important jobs report of the year and it just came out this morning. only five weeks before the presidential election now we are getting a new look at the condition of the u.s. economy. ktvu alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau now with the september jobs report that came out 45 minutes ago. good morning, alison. >> reporter: big, big surprise this morning and this could be the boost the obama campaign is look for this week. let's take a closer look at the numbers. the labor department september jobs repor
security council calls it a violation of international law. turkey retaliated by shelling syrian military posts. the turkish prime minister says he doesn't want to go to war. >>> a film that depicts the osama bin laden man hunt is set to debut two days before the november election. navy seals shot and killed bin laden during a raid at his pakistani compound back in may of 2011. the new film which will air on the national geographic channel. national geographic says the time snot meant...
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executive director of the national center for lesbian rights says the boy scouts are not breaking the law, but -- >> it is wrong to say that someone who is honorable, who did everything that is required to be an eagle scout, that is withheld from him simply because of his sexual orientation. they're on the wrong side of history. >> his mother started a petition on change.org hoping to get the organization to change its mind. there are more than 123,000 supporters who have already pledged support. >>> a federal investigation is under way on the cal campus this morning. this coming after a group of students filed a complaint accusing the school of being anti-semitic. they say the university allowed an anti-israel protest on campus which the students say makes for a hostile campus for jewish students. officials say had they stopped the protest, it would have infringed on free speech rights. >>> a 10-year-old san jose girl, talk about a happy ending here, reunited with the little puppy that was ripped off from her house. >> i want to say thank you to everybody who made this happen. >> oh, she
executive director of the national center for lesbian rights says the boy scouts are not breaking the law, but -- >> it is wrong to say that someone who is honorable, who did everything that is required to be an eagle scout, that is withheld from him simply because of his sexual orientation. they're on the wrong side of history. >> his mother started a petition on change.org hoping to get the organization to change its mind. there are more than 123,000 supporters who have already...
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it's an issue that's already the law. so my question to you, what is american legion's position -- deeply that our soldiers that are putting their lives on the line each and every day for us, should they be wearing clothing made in the united states of america? >> the answer is yes. the american legion believes that -- [applause] >> i'm should the american legion and american people believe that all of the equipment should be made in the united states of america. and there you go again, talking about jobs. put americans to work making these boots. that will provide jobs here at home. star i want to thank you very much, national commander. and just for the record, i know congressman duncan hunter who is a republican colleague from california, he and i are writing a letter to encourage your colleagues to sign that letter, to the administration requiring them to comply with the intent of the law. and it's unfortunate we have to do that, and hopefully we will see some changes in that regard. take you very much. i yield back.
it's an issue that's already the law. so my question to you, what is american legion's position -- deeply that our soldiers that are putting their lives on the line each and every day for us, should they be wearing clothing made in the united states of america? >> the answer is yes. the american legion believes that -- [applause] >> i'm should the american legion and american people believe that all of the equipment should be made in the united states of america. and there you go...
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would you agree we need new copyright laws to stop online privacy like sopa? >> some of you may be familiar with "cult to have amateur" which argued that the free economy was very problematic in terms of supporting a professional class of writers, musicians, film makers on the internet. and i showed in the book that as we had the expansion of the internet and particularly free content on the internet, we've seen this crisis at the music industry, the closing of newspapers and impending crisis at the publishing business which i'm very familiar with as an author. i wrote that book in 2007. it was heavily criticized by people like lessig who argued that i was a reactionary, that i was wrong. but i think in the five years since that book has come out, my position is actually much stronger than people like, say, chris anderson whose book "the long tail" argue with the the emergence of a viable cottage industry of creative people who would be able to earn a living selling their product online. i think what's amend over the last five years is that it's harder and har
would you agree we need new copyright laws to stop online privacy like sopa? >> some of you may be familiar with "cult to have amateur" which argued that the free economy was very problematic in terms of supporting a professional class of writers, musicians, film makers on the internet. and i showed in the book that as we had the expansion of the internet and particularly free content on the internet, we've seen this crisis at the music industry, the closing of newspapers and...
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the third one was the utilization of law enforcement resources. we see that with marijuana and other drugs and by in large they say let the cops focus on real crime, predator crimes, violent crimes, not prioritize the simple ones. [applause] >> i want to give everyone on the panel one last chance to make any closing remarks. >> realignment was a good sign public sentiment has changed. the polls out there, the public wants accountability but sensible accountability, and i think 1506 gives us that. and i think the comment was made in each of the economies but in fact what we found, when you have realignment, all 58 counties deciding what to do, if we just look at the incarceration rates across each of the counties, fresno, like county, population demographics to san francisco. and it's a law that impacts on a statewide basis is more sensible than leaving it up to each county because then you'll end up with 58 different styles and methods of criminal justice. >> tal? >> i'm the public defender and it's my job to push the envelope. it's one thing to t
the third one was the utilization of law enforcement resources. we see that with marijuana and other drugs and by in large they say let the cops focus on real crime, predator crimes, violent crimes, not prioritize the simple ones. [applause] >> i want to give everyone on the panel one last chance to make any closing remarks. >> realignment was a good sign public sentiment has changed. the polls out there, the public wants accountability but sensible accountability, and i think 1506...
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think of those as kind of medium-large law firms. again, all of us, we are of producing the same kind of document. if you were out in a private sector law firm, you still have to submit the same pleading to a judge, but we produce them in different ways. some people use words, some people use more robust tools to do that. we rely on other legislative branches to provide input cent of that. now, the problem is that there is not that cohesive architecture, and the structure of the house makes it hard to acquire that of the folks actually producing the data. we are trying. you know, i think it is folks who are leading by example, and that -- as we start to bring on line some other tools like face to, i think you're going to see efforts to try and bring committees along to try and provide that kind of meeting dated or other kinds of data that would be helpful. it is sort of right here where we are right now, that is probably one of the things that we don't do particularly well. the other thing, and this is just by nature of the instituti
think of those as kind of medium-large law firms. again, all of us, we are of producing the same kind of document. if you were out in a private sector law firm, you still have to submit the same pleading to a judge, but we produce them in different ways. some people use words, some people use more robust tools to do that. we rely on other legislative branches to provide input cent of that. now, the problem is that there is not that cohesive architecture, and the structure of the house makes it...